poverty

• Fabila tuhili ku yihi namo. A thousand complaints will not take away poverty.
• Namo n-su ʒeensi. Poverty diminishes a person’s quality.
• Kɔrɛlana zaa nyɛla namolana sahakam. Every covetous person is always a poor person.
• Jɛrigu baɣa ni namo? What does a fool care about poverty?

shortage, non-plentiful supply

• Maana ka namo shɛɣu ni. Ocra is in plentiful supply in the rainy season.